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LOT 2070
Natural History - 'English' Belemnite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 200 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/4 in. (1.29 kg, 23.5 cm).
Nanobelus sp. of various sizes from Frodingham Ironstone, prepared and varnished. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Conesby Quarry, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK, 1980s.
Ex Old English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras on Matrix Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three examples on irregular stone matrices. 686 grams total, 9.9-10.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.